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What Causes People To Develop A Speech Impediment  by: Steve Hill I am one of many people who are unfortunate enough to develop a speech impediment in childhood. This article describes why these impediments may occur and how I went about achieving fluency. For the purpose of this article, I concentrate on the speech impediment known as stuttering. There are many reasons why people may develop a stutter, it can be as a result of bullying from school, an over aggressive member of the family, a shock reaction to an event such as a car crash, or it could be passed down from another member of the family who has a stutter. I have met many people who stutter as I now help people to achieve fluency as a career. I always ask them to talk about how and why their stutter started. The reasons above are the type of answers I receive. Stuttering normally originates in childhood and nine out of ten people who stutter are men. Around 1% of the population has a stutter according to recent reports. I have now managed to beat my stutter which had basically ruined my life for eighteen years. When I had a stutter, I found it difficult to say certain words beginning with certain letters. I would always avoid these words or I would think of an alternative word to say. Aged twenty-two I decided it was time to try to overcome my communication problems. I started to observe what I called very good fluent talkers, I was watching and trying to work out how they were talking and breathing. I also tried to find differences between their speech and my own. I also started to read books about things like, positive thinking and mind over matter as I also realised I needed to change the way I was thinking. After nearly a year of working and practicing very hard, I managed to overcome my stutter, much to my relief. As a career I now help other people to achieve fluency by running one to one speech courses from my home in Birmingham. A also offer a self help ebook and seventy minute dvd for people who are unable to attend the courses. About The Author Stephen Hill has a number of websites including: http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk http://blog.stammering-stuttering.co.uk/blog http://www.stammering-therapy.com info@stammering-stuttering.co.uk This article was posted on March 05, 2006   View More Videos from the "Health" category: What is Colostrum Dealing with Postpartum Depression Advice on How to Cope with Diabetes - Dr Lipton How Bladder Cancer Can Be Treated Part 1/2   Read More Articles from the "Health" Category: Buying a Treadmill - Top Things You Should Know by Walter Sigmore Skin Beauty... Do Antiaging Creams Really Turn Back the Clock? by Warren Matthews Huge Advances in Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses by Steve Cogger Top 2 Opponents of Fitness by Gergana Ganeva Does Niacin have Adverse Side Effects? by Dr Sam Robbins Green Tea And Weight Loss by Kathryn O'Neill Navigating Food Labels by Dianne Villano, CPFI Want To Lower Your High Blood Pressure? Get Yourself A Dog! by Stephen Morgan The Process Of Laser Hair Removal In Philadelphia by Rudy Silva Correct Vision Defects with Advanced Refractive Surgery by Kathryn Dawson << Back to "Health" Index

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